Sims v. St. John
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Woodruff Circuit Court, Southern District; J. S. Thomas, Special Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is a suit by appellant, a real estate broker, against appellee for commission on a land sale.
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Appeal from Woodruff Circuit Court, Southern District; J. S. Thomas, Special Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is a suit by appellant, a real estate broker, against appellee for commission on a land sale. Appellant alleged that appellee owned 2,800 acres of land in Woodruff County; that these lands were placed for sale with him by one J. T. Black, who was the appellee’s agent; that appellant procured a purchaser who bought the lands, and that he was entitled to compensation for his services in the sum of $1,500. The appellee answered, denying that Black was his general agent, and denying…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). The facts stated do not show any privity of contract between the appellant and the appellee. There, is nothing in the facts to warrant the conclusion that appellee authorized his agent, Black, to employ the appellant in connection with the business or procure a purchaser for the land about which the contract was entered into. There is nothing to show that the. appellee and Black, when they entered into the contract, contemplated that it might be necessary for Black to employ agents in order to procure a purchaser. Certainly, nothing to show that if Black…
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